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Part-E Intersectoral Conversion.

Mainstreaming of AYUSH and Revitalization of Local Health Tradition.

Introduction:
The concept of ‘Mainstreaming of AYUSH’ finds place in the policy documents of the Government of India since the iXth five year plan. The department of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) was created in March 1995 and in Nov.2003, it was renamed as Department of Ayurveda,Yoga&naturopathy,Sidha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

With the increase in the number of lifestyle disorder, there has been a resurgence of interest in the AYUSH system of Medicine in the country and abroad. Knowing the potentials of AYUSH Government of India made it to be a critical part of NRHM.

Before the launching of NRHM in 2005 the Deptt. Of AYUSH has been implementing a plan scheme called ‘Hospitals and Dispensaries’ from the 10th plan onwards, which has now been subsumed under NRHM.

Revitalizing of Local Heath Tradition is not yet visibly developed but attempts are made referring to health promotion, preventive and curative methods having general acceptance and prevalence among household of different economic strata. LHT are important for sustaining and strengthening the AYUSH system as well. Therefore Revitalizing LHT is another strategy of NRHM.

Vision:

1. Sustained availability of raw materials.

2. Research and development on the efficacy of the system.

3. Awareness creation and information dissemination among the people on its

One Yoga and 8 Homoeopathic Doctors are working in Manipur State Health Services under the Directorate Of Health Services. After the NRHM was launched 88 AYUSH AYUSH Doctors and 34 AYUSH pharmacists are engaged till date on contractual basis. Out of these 13-Ayurveda, 5- Unani, 9- Yoga &NC, 61- Homoeopathy. Out of 34 AYUSH pharmacists some of them are already appointed as Doctors.

Collocation of AYUSH facilities under NRHM (Doctors)

Sl.

System of Medicine

Facilities

PHC

CHC

DH

Others

Total

1

AYURVEDA

12

1

Nil

Nil

13

2

HOMOEOPATHY

47

14

Nil

Nil

61

3

UNANI

5

0

Nil

Nil

5

4

YOGA/ NATUROPATHY

8

1

Nil

Nil

9

Total

88

AYUSH Pharmacists

Sl

Institution

I/E

I/W

TBL

BSP

CCP

TML

SPT

UKL

CDL

1

DH

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

CHC

1

3

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

3

PHC

1

2

4

2

2

1

0

0

1

4

Total

2

5

5

4

3

2

1

0

1 (23)

Trainings

1. 74 AYUSH Doctors are trained in IMNCI

2. 85 AYUSH Doctors are trained on Mainstreaming of AYUSH.

3. 54 MBBS Doctors are trained on Mainstreaming of AYUSH.

4. 225 PHN. ANMs SN are trained on Mainstreaming of AYUSH

5. 10 AYUSH Doctors are trained on emergency management on Obs/gynae for 40 days in I/E.